Individual organisms in a community interact in many different ways. An interaction may benefit both individuals, or the interaction may benefit one organism to the detriment of the other. An ...

Biological control harnesses natural enemies—predators, parasitoids and pathogens—to suppress pest populations and reduce reliance on chemical insecticides. In agroecosystems, insect predators such as ...

Insect predators found in the United States could help keep spotted lanternfly populations in check while potentially reducing reliance on chemical control methods, according to a new study. Insect ...

A Kobe University study shows that small aquatic beetles survive catfish attacks by resisting ingestion inside the catfish's mouth and being spat out alive. This research contributes to a deeper ...

Tool use is widely reported across a broad range of the animal kingdom, mainly among vertebrates. Now, however, Chinese researchers have identified a remarkable example of tool use in the insect world ...

The catfish Silurus asotus was fed eight aquatic beetle species of varying body sizes of the families Gyrinidae, Dytiscidae and Hydrophilidae, including Regimbartia attenuata, to examine their escape ...